Premier League Player of the Season explained

Premier League Player of the Season
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Awarded For:The most outstanding player given Premier League season
Sponsor:EA Sports
Country:England
Presenter:Premier League
Year:1995
Holder:Phil Foden
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Most Awards:Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić, Kevin De Bruyne (2)
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Award1 Type:Most consecutive wins
Award1 Winner:Cristiano Ronaldo (2)
Award2 Type:Most team wins
Award2 Winner:Manchester United (8)
Award3 Type:Most consecutive team wins
Award3 Winner:Manchester United, Manchester City (5)

The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premier League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the league's sponsors consisting of members of "football's governing bodies, the media and fans", and is announced in the second or third week of May.[1] For sponsorship purposes, from 1994 to 2001 it was called the Carling Player of the Year; from 2001 to 2004 as the Barclaycard Player of the Year;[2] and from 2004 to 2016 as the Barclays Player of the Season.[3] Since the 2016–17 season, it is called the EA Sports Player of the Season.

The Premier League was founded in 1992, when the clubs of the First Division left the Football League and established a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.[3] The newly formed league had no sponsor for its inaugural season until Carling agreed to a four-year £12 million deal that started the following season.[4] That same season, Carling introduced individual awards for players, such as the Golden Boot.[5] However, the Player of the Month and Player of the Season awards were only first bestowed during the 1994–95 season.[6] [7] The first Player of the Season award was given to Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer, who won the Premier League title with his team and the Golden Boot that season.[7] [8]

Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić and Kevin De Bruyne have been Player of the Season on two occasions each and are the only players to have won the award more than once, with Ronaldo having achieved this in consecutive years (2007 and 2008). Eight players were the Premier League's leading goalscorer and won the Golden Boot alongside the Player of the Season award.[9] [10] Four of these players – Kevin Phillips,[11] Henry,[12] Ronaldo and Luis Suárez – went on to win the European Golden Shoe in the same season.[13] [14] 11 players have won the Premier League trophy with their respective clubs in the same year they received the award, with Ronaldo and Vidić each accomplishing the feat on two occasions with Manchester United.[15] Ronaldo is the only player to be named Player of the Season and win the FIFA World Player of the Year; when he accomplished this in 2008, he became the first player from the Premier League to be voted the world's top footballer. In 2023 Manchester City's Erling Haaland became the first player in Premier League history to win both Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards for the same campaign.

The current holder of the award is Manchester City's Phil Foden.

Winners

Player
Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season
Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe and FIFA World Player of the Year in the same season
Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe and Premier League Young Player of the Season award in the same season
§Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season
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PlayerPositionNationalityClubRef(s)
1994–95ForwardBlackburn Rovers[16]
1995–96Goalkeeper DenmarkManchester United[17]
1996–97Juninho PaulistaMidfielder BrazilMiddlesbrough[18]
1997–98ForwardLiverpool[19]
1998–99Forward Trinidad and TobagoManchester United[20]
1999–2000ForwardSunderland[21]
2000–01Midfielder FranceArsenal[22]
2001–02Midfielder SwedenArsenal[23]
2002–03Forward NetherlandsManchester United[24] [25]
2003–04Forward FranceArsenal[26] [27]
2004–05MidfielderChelsea[28] [29]
2005–06Forward FranceArsenal[30] [31]
2006–07Forward PortugalManchester United[32]
2007–08Forward PortugalManchester United[33]
2008–09Defender SerbiaManchester United[34]
2009–10ForwardManchester United[35]
2010–11Defender SerbiaManchester United[36]
2011–12Defender BelgiumManchester City[37]
2012–13MidfielderTottenham Hotspur[38]
2013–14Forward UruguayLiverpool[39]
2014–15Midfielder BelgiumChelsea[40]
2015–16Jamie VardyForwardLeicester City[41]
2016–17Midfielder FranceChelsea[42]
2017–18Forward EgyptLiverpool[43]
2018–19Defender NetherlandsLiverpool[44]
2019–20Midfielder BelgiumManchester City[45]
2020–21Defender PortugalManchester City[46]
2021–22Midfielder BelgiumManchester City[47]
2022–23Forward NorwayManchester City[48]
2023–24MidfielderManchester City[49]

Multiple awards won by players

The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Player of the Season awards.

Players in bold are still active in the Premier League.

AwardsPlayerCountrySeasons
22019–20, 2021–22
2003–04, 2005–06
2006–07, 2007–08
2008–09, 2010–11

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ferguson and Vidic land awards. 21 May 2011. 28 June 2014. ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20140628092355/http://www.espnfc.com/story/921807. 28 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Premier League Awards . Premier League . 28 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210142537/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enSeasons . 10 December 2006 . dead .
  3. Web site: History of the Premier League . Premier League . 28 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421110805/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/about/history.html . 21 April 2012 .
  4. News: Why Carling called time on Premiership. Peter. Jones. 19 January 2001. BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2014.
  5. News: Top Ten – Golden Boot . May 2010 . 29 June 2014 . Sky Sports . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008220608/http://www.skysports.com/interactive/top_tens_story/0%2C25722%2C11065_6134449%2C00.html . 8 October 2014 .
  6. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1993/94. Premier League. https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120612/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466954&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb. 9 December 2006. 29 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1994/95 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211025922/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466955&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 11 December 2006 . 29 June 2014 . dead .
  8. News: Van Persie follows in Shearer's footsteps. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608121138/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2081340.html. dead. June 8, 2013. 20 May 2013. 29 June 2014. FIFA.
  9. News: Luis Suarez named Barclays Player of the Season. 13 May 2014. 28 June 2014. James. Pearce. Liverpool Echo.
  10. News: Van Persie wins Premier League Golden Boot. Arsenal F.C.. 14 May 2012. 1 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014426/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/van-persie-wins-premier-league-golden-boot. 3 December 2013.
  11. News: Will Luis Suarez break the Premier League goal scoring record this season?. 23 December 2013. 30 June 2014. Declan. Whooley. Irish Independent.
  12. News: Golden Shoe fits for Thierry Henry. 31 May 2005. 30 June 2014. Arsenal F.C.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012653/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/golden-shoe-fits-for-thierry-henry. 3 December 2013.
  13. News: Ronaldo receives Golden Boot in his native Madeira. 14 September 2008. 30 June 2013. Carlos. Pontes. Reuters.
  14. News: Ronaldo and Suárez share Golden Shoe accolade. 19 May 2014. 30 June 2014. UEFA.
  15. News: Sir Alex Ferguson and Nemanja Vidic win season awards. BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2011. 1 July 2014.
  16. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1994/95 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211025922/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466955&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 11 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1995/96 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210000144/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466964&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 10 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1996/97. Premier League. https://web.archive.org/web/20060318210313/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466965&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb. 18 March 2006. 17 January 2014.
  19. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1997/98 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120625/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466970&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 9 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  20. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1998/99 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210000150/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466971&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 10 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  21. Web site: Seasonal Awards 1999/2000 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211025947/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466972&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 11 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  22. Web site: Seasonal Awards 2000/01 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120637/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466973&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 9 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  23. Web site: Seasonal Awards 2001/02 . Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120649/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466978&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb . 9 December 2006 . 17 January 2014 . dead .
  24. News: Van Nistelrooy scoops award. BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2003. 17 January 2014.
  25. News: Van Nistelrooy nets Golden Boot. BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2003. 17 January 2014.
  26. Web site: Seasonal Awards 2003/04. Premier League. https://web.archive.org/web/20061211030011/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466982&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb. 11 December 2006. 17 January 2014.
  27. News: Henry set for Golden Shoe. BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2004. 17 January 2014.
  28. Web site: Seasonal Awards 2004/05. Premier League. https://web.archive.org/web/20061211030037/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=678429&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb. 11 December 2006. 17 January 2014.
  29. News: Lampard riding the crest of a wave. Paul. Fletcher. BBC Sport. BBC. 28 October 2005. 17 January 2014.
  30. Web site: Seasonal Awards 2005/06. Premier League. https://web.archive.org/web/20061209120702/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=926315&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb. 9 December 2006. 17 January 2014.
  31. News: Henry collects Premiership award. BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2006. 17 January 2014.
  32. News: Ronaldo & Ferguson win top awards. BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2008. 16 January 2014.
  33. News: Cristiano Ronaldo wins Fifa World Player of the Year. 12 January 2009. 28 June 2014. Duncan. White. The Daily Telegraph.
  34. News: Ferguson and Vidic scoop Premier League awards. 27 May 2009. 16 January 2014. The Independent. Press Association.
  35. News: Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney Named Barclays Premier League Player Of The Season. 10 May 2010. 17 January 2014. Alex. Dimond. Goal (website). Perform Group.
  36. News: Manchester United duo Sir Alex Ferguson and Nemanja Vidic win Premier League awards. 20 May 2011. 16 January 2014. The Daily Telegraph.
  37. News: Alan Pardew and Vincent Kompany's Premier League award. BBC Sport. BBC. 11 May 2012. 16 January 2014.
  38. News: Premier League awards for Ferguson & Bale. Premier League. 17 May 2013. 17 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224032557/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2012-13/may/sir-alex-ferguson-and-gareth-bale-win-premier-league-awards.html. 24 February 2014.
  39. News: Luis Suarez & Tony Pulis win Barclays Premier League awards. BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2014. 13 May 2014.
  40. Web site: Mourinho and Hazard scoop Barclays season awards. Premier League. 22 May 2015. 26 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526022459/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/220515-mourinho-and-hazard-claim-barclays-season-awards-for-2015.html. 26 May 2015.
  41. Web site: Vardy wins Barclays Player of the Season award. Premier League. Dan. Nelson. 17 May 2016. 16 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018014607/https://www.premierleague.com/news/46365. 18 October 2016.
  42. Web site: Kante named EA SPORTS Player of the Season. Premier League. 21 May 2017. 22 May 2017.
  43. Web site: Salah wins EA SPORTS Player of the Season award. Premier League. 13 May 2018. 13 May 2018.
  44. Web site: Van Dijk named EA SPORTS Player of the Season. Premier League. 12 May 2019. 12 May 2019.
  45. Web site: De Bruyne voted 2019/20 EA SPORTS Player of the Season . Premier League. 16 August 2020. 16 August 2020.
  46. Web site: Dias named EA SPORTS Player of the Season . Premier League. 5 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
  47. Web site: De Bruyne named EA SPORTS Player of the Season . Premier League. 21 May 2022. 21 May 2022.
  48. Web site: Haaland voted 2022/23 EA SPORTS Player of the Season . Premier League. 27 May 2023. 27 May 2023.
  49. Web site: Foden wins EA SPORTS Player of the Season award. Premier League. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024.

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